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We're very good at telling what happens and showing people while it happens... But sometimes television fails to take the time to say 'Why did it happen? What does it mean?' - To step back a little bit.
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"We're very good at telling what happens and showing people while it happens... But sometimes television fails to take the time to say 'Why did it happen? What does it mean?' - To step back a little bit."
— John King

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We're very good at telling what happens and showing people while it happens... But sometimes television fails to take the time to say 'Why did it happen? What does it mean?' - To step back a little bit. — John King

About John King

John King was a Journalist from Ireland (1838–1872).

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Who said "We're very good at telling what happens and showing people while it happens...…"?
This quote is attributed to John King, a Journalist from Ireland.
When did John King live?
John King lived from 1838 – 1872.